Police have arrested a man after a stolen truck was dumped in Mulgrave early on Monday morning last week (Nov. 18).
Officers responded to reports that a stolen Isuzu was spotted near the intersection of Ferntree Gully Rd and the Burwood Hwy, in Ferntree Gully, about 4.20am.
The truck was observed by police near the intersection of Ryans and Wellington Rds a short time later, and stop sticks were successfully deployed on the vehicle.
The truck continued to speed through the intersection of Lysterfield and Wellington Rds, at times on the wrong side of the road, before clipping a police vehicle. No one was injured during the incident.
The truck eventually came to a stop on Wellington Rd in Mulgrave and the driver dumped the vehicle, taking off on foot.
With the assistance of the Dog Squad, police arrested a man on Wellington Rd a short time later.
He was in custody and was expected to be interviewed later. Investigators believe that the truck was stolen from a Boronia address earlier in the morning.